Account Executive, Financial Services (French Speaking)
AlphaSense
About AlphaSense:
The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content.
The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us!
About the Role
We’re seeking a Fluent or Native French-speaking New Business Sales Executive to further accelerate our expansion across France, Southern Europe, Monaco, Luxembourg, and other key financial hubs based from our London office. You’ll lead net-new logo acquisition within Financial Services (Buy Side & Sell Side Institutional Investment), selling a market-defining GenAI platform adopted at speed by top global investment firms. This role is ideal for a high-velocity, new-business hunter who thrives in a fast-scaling, international environment.
What You’ll Do:
- Own the end-to-end French/Southern Europe new-business sales cycle, from targeted outreach to close
- Build and expand AlphaSense’s footprint across key financial markets including France, Monaco, and Luxembourg
- Drive net-new logo acquisition by proactively researching, outreach sequencing, demoing, trial management, and negotiation
- Maintain a high-quality pipeline and forecast accurately in a fast-paced environment
- Partner with Marketing to increase AlphaSense’s brand visibility and local market presence across the region
- Collaborate closely with Product Specialists to deliver high-impact trials and memorable client experiences
- Provide ongoing feedback from the French/Southern European market to Product, Content, and Marketing teams to support continuous platform innovation
Who You Are:
- Fluent or native French speaker; additional Southern European languages a plus
- Experience selling SaaS solutions to Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, Investment Banks, or related financial institutions across France and Southern Europe
- A strong existing network within:
○ France (Paris, regional investment hubs)
○ Monaco (family offices, private banks, UHNW investment firms)
○ Luxembourg (asset management, private wealth, banking) - Proven success exceeding targets in a high-volume, high-velocity B2B new business environment
- Expert at identifying, prospecting, and engaging new opportunities—from cold call to close
- Skilled at influencing senior stakeholders and driving complex deals across multilayered organizations
- Creative, energetic, and intellectually curious, with a strong sense of ownership and discipline
- Exceptional communication and presentation abilities in both French and English
- Willingness to travel across France and Southern Europe as required
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